India Covid Latest News LIVE Updates: 10,000 Packets Of DRDO's Anti-Covid Oral Drug To Be Distributed Today

Coronavirus Live Updates: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the country's top drug regulator, has approved DRDO's anti-coronavirus drug for emergency use.

An anti-coronavirus drug developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be launched today, with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh distributing around 10,000 doses to some hospitals in the national capital. The drug, called 2-deoxy-D-glucose or 2-DG, was developed by a DRDO lab in collaboration with the Hyderabad-based pharma giant, Dr Reddy's Laboratories. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the country's top drug regulator, has approved the medicine for emergency use. Meanwhile, UNICEF on Monday said, Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising their own goals, AFP reported.